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. 2003 Sep 27;319(8280):1070. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(82)92122-5

MELATONIN/CORTISOL RATIO IN PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS

IN Ferrier a, EC Johnstone a, TJ Crow a, J Arendt b
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